Haze Explr vs UrbexVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Haze Explr
Discover hidden urban exploration spots and share your findings with a community of like-minded adventurers. Contribute your own discoveries to unlock access to exclusive locations, ensuring a trusted network of explorers.
- Discover urbex locations
- Share exploration experiences
- Unlock shared locations
- Contribute to community access
- Map of forgotten places
- Find abandoned buildings and ruins
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Find urbex & off-the-beaten-path locations and share your experiences with other explorers. The more you contribute to the community, the more locations you unlock. This helps to make sure that locations are only shared with explorers who will respect them. Explore abandoned buildings, ghost towns, ruins, natural sights, and other forgotten locations on the map created by the Haze Explr community. Find adventures, make memories Terms of Service: https://app.haze-explr.com/terms/ © 2026 Haze Explr
UrbexVault
Discover and explore forgotten places with this urban exploration guide. Features starter and featured locations, interactive maps, and detailed information. Earn rewards and unlock coordinates through contributions.
- Starter and featured locations
- Interactive map interface
- Detailed location information
- Mark locations as visited/favorite
- Location bundles
- Filter free and premium locations
- Dark mode
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UrbexVault - Urban Exploration Guide Discover hidden gems and forgotten places with UrbexVault, your ultimate companion for urban exploration. KEY FEATURES: • Starter Locations: Begin exploring with our collection of locations • Earn rewards: Contributions result in points. These points can be used to unlock coordinates! • Featured Locations: Enjoy our handpicked featured locations • Mark locations as visited or favorite • Location Bundles: Save with our curated regional map bundles • Interactive Map: Browse locations with an easy-to-use map interface • Detailed Information: Get comprehensive details about each location, including coordinates and access information • Custom Collections: Access curated maps and location sets • Location Filtering: Easily filter between free and premium locations • Dark Mode: Comfortable viewing in any lighting condition Whether you're a photographer, history enthusiast, or urban explorer, UrbexVault helps you discover remarkable abandoned places while respecting local regulations and safety guidelines. Download UrbexVault today and start exploring the hidden world around you! Note: Always explore responsibly and respect private property. Some features require in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Haze Explr at 84% against UrbexVault's 25%. Haze Explr also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and ads (none vs shown). UrbexVault's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Haze Explr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and UrbexVault sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Haze Explr holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Haze Explr has 857 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Haze Explr's written reviews are positive against 25% of UrbexVault's.
Haze Explr ships an update monthly, UrbexVault weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Haze Explr | UrbexVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (857 ratings) — better | 1.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 857 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eclectic Services LLC | UrbexVault |
Customer experience
Haze Explr
UrbexVault
Bugs and requests
Haze Explr
Reported bugs
2 issues- Locations disappearing from account
- Unable to create account or get approved
Requested features
4 requests- Favorite/bookmark locations
- Offline mode for memos and location data
- Ability to filter by location type
- Notification when near unlocked locations
UrbexVault
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Haze Explr
- Haze Edgerunner$5.001 Month
- Haze Edgerunner Overclocked$10.001 Month
UrbexVault
- UrbexVault PRO - Switzerland$1.991 Month
- Finland$1.991 Month
- Sweden$1.991 Month
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- 1 Week Pro$3.997 Days
- Benelux$9.991 Month
- Pro monthly$12.991 Month
- UrbexVault PRO - Switzerland$22.991 Year
- Finland$22.991 Year
- Sweden$22.991 Year
- Monthly Pro$24.991 Month
- UrbexVault PRO - Spain$34.991 Year
- Pro 3-monthly$61.993 Months
- Benelux$99.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$119.991 Year
- 24 hour pro access$1.99
